UN expert slams crackdown on journalist and activists in Iran

Dr. Ahmed Shaheed The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Iran

Dr. Ahmed Shaheed The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Iran declared concern about the arbitrary and illegal arrest and prosecution of newspaperman and activists in Iran has informed that their persecution attenuate the protection of human rights of all in Iran. Shaheed, who is command by the UN Human Rights Council to scout and relate on the condition in Iran said that silencing these critics voices is unsatisfactory and it imbibe public discussion and exclude Iranians and the rest of world of significant information on the reality in the country....

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